taskbody-element-msbuild.md

title	Task Element of UsingTask (MSBuild)
description	Learn about the Task element of the MSBuild UsingTask, which contains the data that is passed to a UsingTask TaskFactory.
ms.date	03/13/2017
ms.topic	reference
dev_langs	VB CSharp C++
helpviewer_keywords	Task element [MSBuild] <Task> element [MSBuild]
author	ghogen
ms.author	ghogen
ms.subservice	msbuild

Task element of UsingTask (MSBuild)

Contains the data that is passed to a UsingTask TaskFactory. For more information, see UsingTask element (MSBuild).

<Project> <UsingTask> <Task>

Syntax

<Task Evaluate="true/false" />

Attributes and elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
Evaluate	Optional Boolean attribute. If true, MSBuild evaluates any inner elements, and expands items and properties before it passes the information to the TaskFactory when the task is instantiated.

Child elements

Element	Description
Data	The text between the Task tags is sent verbatim to the TaskFactory.

Parent elements

Element	Description
UsingTask	Provides a way to register tasks in MSBuild. There may be zero or more UsingTask elements in a project.

Example

The following example shows how to use the Task element with an Evaluate attribute.

<UsingTask TaskName="MyTask" AssemblyName="My.Assembly" TaskFactory="MyTaskFactory">
       <ParameterGroup>
              <Parameter1 ParameterType="System.String" Required="False" Output="False"/>
              <Parameter2 ParameterType="System.Int" Required="True" Output="False"/>
              ...
</ParameterGroup>
       <Task Evaluate="true">
       ... Task factory-specific data ...
       </Task>
</UsingTask>

See also

• Tasks
• Task reference
• Project file schema reference